Obituaries

Dec 9, 2012

Gesela Maria Moss was born to Verneta Faye (Smith) and James Moss on May 28, 1958 in Bitburg, Germany. She spent her formative years growing up in Des Moines, Iowa and during this time she proudly earned her high school diploma. Gesela moved to Bartlesville in later years and remained here until her passing. Gesela was an active member of...

Dec 8, 2012

Doris Jean Petersen, 76 year old, Grove, Oklahoma resident passed away Saturday, December 8, 2012. Doris was born on March 26, 1936 in Marshalltown, Iowa to Lyle Allen Sergeant and Grace (Lang) Sergeant. Doris enjoyed cooking and loved animals. Doris was preceded in death by her husband Alfred Petersen in 2008 Doris is survived by two brothers, William Sergeant and...

Dec 7, 2012

Laura Marie (Casto) Rucker, 93 year old longtime Vinita resident, passed away on Friday, December 7, 2012 at Rosewood Terrace. She was born March 11, 1919 to Frank and Laura Mae (Hilderbrand) Casto in Vinita. They lived 8 miles north of Vinita, she attended school at Dixon until 8th grade when she came to Vinita and graduated in 1937. Marie...

Dec 6, 2012

Graveside services for Billy Joe Stand, JR. are at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, December 8, 2012 at MT. Washington Cemetery with Rev. Tom Tanquary officiating. Arrangements have been entrusted to Benjamin Funeral Service. Billy Joe Stand, JR. passed away Thursday, December 6, 2012 at his home in Delaware. He was born on May 19, 1958 in Nowata to Billy Joe and...

Dec 5, 2012

Funeral services for life long Nowata resident Martha Ann Brown will be held Wednesday, December 12, 2012, at Martin Cemetery, Nowata County, Oklahoma, with Rev. Walker Bell officiating. Services are under the direction of Benjamin Funeral Service of Nowata. Martha Ann Brown was born November 20, 1941 in Nowata to Clyde Earnest and Minnie Mae (Marlin) Hagebusch. She graduated from...

Dec 4, 2012

Funeral services for Frank M. Hufford are at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at Benjamin Funeral Service Chapel with Ben Killion officiating. Interment will follow at Nowata Memorial Park Cemetery. Online condolences may be left at www.honoringmemories.com. Frank Hufford passed away Tuesday, December 4, 2012 at the Brookfield Assisted Living Center in Claremore. He was born on November 26,...

Dec 3, 2012

Gertrude Martha Wyckoff passed away December 3, 2012. She was born on January 26, 1919 in Edna, Kansas to Leo Harrison and Nellie Dee (Vail) Holten. Private family services will be held at a later date. Arrangements have been entrusted to Benjamin Funeral Service. Online condolences may be left at www.honoringmemories.com.

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Dec 2, 2012

Kathy Lynn Shrum, age 55, passed away December 2, 2012 after a 12 year battle with Scleroderma and a short battle with cancer. Kathy was born in Webb City, MO on June 16, 1957 to Luther (Bill) and Juliette Guinn. The Guinns moved to Nowata in 1971 where her father worked as a pastor for over four decades. On March...

Dec 1, 2012

Louise Katherine Thompson Williams, 86 of Grove, passed away Saturday, December 2, 2012. She was born September 24, 1926 in Afton, OK to the late Claude General and Emma Ada Thompson. On March 20, 1944, she married Charles Cicero Williams, who preceded her in death on December 12, 1977. She was a long-time Grove resident, having served as a rural...

Dec 1, 2012

Sammy Joe Wynn, of Vinita, passed away Saturday, December 1, 2012. Sam was born on October 23, 1945, in Welch, Oklahoma, to Ted and Velma (Beaves) Wynn. Sam was a graduate of Welch High School, Miami NEO, and Pittsburg State University. While attending PSU, sister Frances introduced Sam to Jennifer Terry. He was united in marriage to Jennifer in Joplin,...

Nov 30, 2012

Jessie Opal Fayrene Wise, age 69 of Vinita, died November 30, 2012. Opal was born in Vinita, OK on January 5, 1943 to Harley and Bessie (Johnson) Veach. Her hobbies included gardening, canning, antiquing, going to yard sales, fishing, and camping. Most of all she cherished time with family. Survivors include her 7 children: Alvin Reed of Vinita, Tim Reed...

Nov 30, 2012

John Jeffery Moon, 85, a longtime resident of Bartlesville, and current resident at Town Village in Tulsa, died Friday, November 30, 2012 at Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas. John Jeffery Moon was born February 2, 1927 in Bombay, India to Ralph M. and Lorene (Jeffery) Moon. He spent his early childhood in India where his father was engaged...

Nov 29, 2012

Louise (Hardrick) Phillips, 81 year old Vinita resident, died Thursday, Novemeber 29, 2012 at the Craig General Hospital in Vinita. She was born March 2, 1931 in Ketchum to Leeroy and Amanda (Kirkendoll) Hardrick. Louise graduated from Attucks High School in 1949, then attended Wilberforce University in Wilberforce, Ohio. Louise married Wendell T. Phillips on November 28, 1955 at the...

Nov 29, 2012

Memorial services for Johnnie D. Dikeman are 10:00 a.m., Thursday, December 6, 2012 at Hillside Christian Church with Van Longbons officiating. Inurnment of ashes will follow at Fairview Cemetery in Talala. Arrangements have been entrusted to Benjamin Funeral Service. John D. Dikeman passed away November 29, 2012 at the Nowata Nursing Center. He was born on April 17, 1932 in...

Nov 27, 2012

Rev Bill Lay, passed away at the Hillcrest Medical Center in Tulsa, OK, on Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at the age of 78. Bill was born on January 2, 1934 in Stroud, OK. He was the son of the late Georgana (Place) Jackson. At the age of 9, Bill moved to Tulsa where he completed his high school education at...

Nov 26, 2012

Nellie Lou (Willis) Reed, age 92, passed away on Monday, November 26, 2012. She was born in Emporia, Kansas on September 22, 1920 to Helen (Wilson) and W. Wayne Willis. As a young girl, Nellie Lou moved with her family to Manhattan, Kansas where she received her education. She graduated from Kansas State University with a Vocational Home Economics degree....

Nov 26, 2012

Memorial Services for Shirley Flo Swafford are 10:00 a.m., Monday, December 10, 2012 at Relocated Cemetery in Nowata with Ben Killion officiating. Arrangements have been entrusted to Benjamin Funeral Service. Online condolences may be left at www.honoringmemories.com. Shirley Flo Swafford, 57, of Nowata passed away November 26, 2012 at the Jane Phillips Medical Center in Bartlesville. She was born on...

Nov 24, 2012

Betty June Dameron, longtime White Oak resident, died Saturday, November 24, 2012 at the St. John's Continuous Care Center in Tulsa. She was born on June 28, 1933 in Bluejacket to Frank C. and Janie Lora (Beaty) Clarkson. Betty was a graduate of Bluejacket High School. She married John L. "Bunk" Dameron on July 19, 1954 in Miami; he preceded...

Nov 24, 2012

Joe Dale Schwartz died on Saturday, November 24, 2012 at the Jack C. Montgomery VA Medical Center in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Joe was born on February 3, 1934 in Vinita, Oklahoma. He was the son of Albert and Esther Schwartz. Joe attended Pheasant Hill School thru the 8th grade, and graduated high school from Bluejacket in 1951. Joe served in the...

Nov 24, 2012

Kyle Riley Bacon, passed away in Jay, OK, on Saturday, November 24, 2012 at the age of 30. Kyle was born April 27, 1982 in Claremore, OK, the son of the late Kevin Bacon and Pamela (Chunestudey) Robinson. Kyle received his G.E.D. in 2001. He then went on the road building water tanks. After a few years Kyle returned to...